Smoking Bans-Then you don't like freedom?

Question

If you enjoy those who implement government control where citizens smoke, then you are a liberalist pansy. You think the liberal government, mommy and daddy, should say that owners have no right to allow people to smoke in their establishment.

Why don't you just not go to that place if you don't like smoking? You think you are better than everyone because you don't like smoking? Haven't you ever thought about your own health? Oh ya, being overweight or unhealthy doesn't effect anyone else but me. Smoking effects everyone else around you. You want a bet? WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN YOU HAVE? ISN'T IT BETTER TO BE HEALTHY TO SET A GOOD EXAMPLE? ISN'T IT RIGHT FOR SOMEONE TO EAT HEALTHY BEFORE GETTING READY TO CONCEIVE? OH YA, I WILL LEAVE ANYWHERE WERE SMOKING EXISTS BUT I'LL KEEP LOADING UP ON THE TWINKIES AND BE OVERWEIGHT.

At least the state I live in isn't like that. I went to Colorado and the ban was implemented. I dislike pansy liberals that implement these laws.

Answer 1

I agree. Liberals should encourage as many of you kill yourselves as possible. Need a light?

Answer 2

Did you ever think about the people who really don't have a choice when it comes to being around the smokers, like the employees who work in the establishments and can't afford just to quit and find another job, or children? It's not like they can just go somewhere else if their parents are taking them to a smoking establishment. I think women who are pregnant and smoke should be charged with child abuse, there's no options for that poor unborn baby to get away from the smoke now is there?

You're just so damn addicted and too weak to quit (or sympathetic to those who are) that you don't even want to try to improve your health or those around you. You've obviously been smoking for so long that you've sucked yourself stupid! Yes, there are tons of fat people, and that's a bad health epidemic too, but a fat person does not dirty the air and make it dangerous for those around them, except when they fart lol!!! Anyway, there's nothing good about smoking, so why fight the bans so much? Get over it, society is progressing. 100 years ago coke and opium were legal, now they're not and most people would think that's crazy that they ever were legal. Hopefully in 100 years, tobacco products will be outlawed and people will look back and think the same thing that we think now about things like cocaine and opium and other stuff from 100+ years ago!!!

Answer 3

Well I will agree with you on the fact that being overweight does effect more than just the overweight person. It is a huge burdon on health care. It does seem to get passed on to ones children. I don't see any way of banning overeating though. Smoking on the other hand also affects the health of non smokers and can be banned, therefore I feel it should be. If I'm a liberal pansy, then so be it.

Answer 4

I smoke. That being said, I think that if you need to smoke, go outside, it's really not that big of a deal, people have the right not to breathe the smoke if they don't want to. Smoking in restaurants and places that are enclosed and open to the general public shouldn't be allowed, but I draw the line at making a bar non-smoking, thats just freaking too much, it's bar for gods sake. You'd better get used to the fact that it's socially unacceptable and sooner or later it will be banned in most places.

Answer 5

I don't see what Political Parties have to do with this...it is a matter of having consideration for others!

Why should people who don't smoke, have to put up with it being blown into their faces?

I am a smoker and I am comfortable with the Public bans on smoking...I don't feel less free because of the bans.

You have a very poor argument!...at least the part I did read. After a few sentences, I began to get dizzy and I always thought that only happened when I puffed too hard on a cigarette.

Answer 6

Hi, I don't smoke, I quit, but I do believe smokers should be allowed to smoke and like you say, its a matter of freedom. However, second hand smoke is an issue, it actually does hurt people so reasonable provision has to be made to protect nonsmokers. I think its reasonable to have smoking and nonsmoking sections at work--why make smokers go outside in the cold rain and snow?? Oh and by the way I am a liberal because I do support your freedom, please don't trash liberals, thanks.

Answer 7

Well I am a liberal but am not in favor of this law. I hate that you can't smoke in restaraunts anymore but have gotten used to it. When I travel and can smoke I always feel like someone is about to run over with a spray bottle of water to put out my cigarette. Used to I just quit, I tried to be nice about it though, I would smoke around kids and at outside events I would go off to the side to not blow smoke in peoples faces.

Answer 8

Yes I live in a pansy ultra liberal state called Texas.

Smoking is banned in Austin, Beaumont, Houston, and I think Dallas.

Oh, but wait, Texas is a red state, hmmm.

Answer 9

I think it's ridiculous that you think you should have the right to go into a restaurant and smoke and if I don't like it I can stay out. Why can't I have the right to go into a restaurant and if you don't like NOT being able to smoke then YOU stay out. Me not smoking isn't going to kill you but you smoking IS going to kill me.

Not to mention that studies show that second hand smoke can be even more deadly than the smoke that smokers inhale. Kill yourself if you must but please don't try to kill me with you.

Answer 10

I am wondering where in the heck you people get your facts from!
Here are some rounded statistics from the goverment:
450,000 people have died from 1994-1999 due to smoking
15,000 of these people are non-smokers
so divide by 5 for annual deaths
3,000 people die from second-hand smoke and
87,000 die due to smoking

there were 1.25 million abortions last year
according to Laci's and Conner's Law if a woman's unborn child is killed without her consent it is punishable as murder

so in my mind how in the heck does the deaths of
90,000 smoking people a year compare with that of 1,250,000 deaths from abortion

Answer 11

"Heh heh, you damn right. Why can't we smoke in schools and restaurants? Don't wanna breathe it, don't come."

How nimrodic are you? I mean, an outright ban on cigs is kinda harsh, but where do we draw the line? And it's not as if it'll ever work, cause big tobacco isn't just gonna let money run from them without a fight, are they?